Being Authentic about Authenticity
Opportunities, Requirements, Applications, and a Progress Report on Measurement of a Key Lonerganian Notion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3944033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel A Helminiak (0000-0002-5956-368X, University of West Georgia, corresponding author), Barnet D Feingold (Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV (retired)) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 535-553 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0008429811425636 |
| OpenAlex | W2319588692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
Bernard Lonergan has called for a methodical theology that differentiates those aspects of religion that are humanistic from those that are strictly theological, distinguishing social-science and denominational realms of inquiry. We believe that Lonergan's notion of human authenticity is pivotal for the humanistic or social-science dimension. Hence, focusing on authenticity, we call for application of Lonergan's thought beyond strictly theological topics, and we elaborate how social science could effectively deal with aspects of beliefs, ethics, and psychological and spiritual health, traditionally taken to be religious. Finally, we report on a project to operationalize authenticity-that is, to construct a psychometrically sophisticated questionnaire-as a means of making Lonergan's thought accessible and useful to social-science practitioners and researchers.Bernard Lonergan a fait appel à une théologie méthodique qui différencie ces aspects de religion qui sont humanistes de ceux qui sont strictement théologiques, distinguant les secteurs d'enquêtes propres aux sciences sociales et confessionnelles. Nous croyons que la notion de Lonergan de 'l'authenticité humaine' est centrale aux dimensions humanistes ainsi qu'à celles des sciences sociales. De là, concentrant sur 'l'authenticité', nous faisons appel à l'application de la pensée de Lonergan au-delà des sujets strictement théologiques; et nous développons l'idée suivante: à savoir, comment les sciences sociales pourraient effectivement traiter des aspects de doctrine et d'éthique ainsi que ceux de santé psychologique et spirituelle-aspects qui traditionnellement ont été réservés exclusivement au domaine des réalités religieuses. Finalement, nous décrivons un projet qui met en pratique le concept de 'l'authenticité humaine' de Lonergan-c'est-à-dire, la construction d'un questionnaire scientifique à base de psychométrie à but de rendre la pensée de Lonergan accessible et utile aux praticien(ne)s et chargé(e)s de recherche en sciences sociales.1
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